Coin-cup.



UNITED A,

rarnnr ormonil COIN-CUP.

Specification. of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 3, 1907,

Application iiled September 28,1906. Serial No. 336,640.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN FRA-NK Tinsnnx, a citizen oi the UnitedStates, residing at Richmond, in the county ol Henrico and State olVirginia, have invented certain new and nseiul Improvements in Coin-Cups, ol" which the iollowing is a specification.

The present invention is designed to facilitate the picking up ol coinsol dill, ent sizes and varying denominations, thereby obviating the slowand tedious process of picking up the same one by one from a Hatsin-lace or mat.

The present invention. contemplates a coin receptacle ol tapered orapproximately conical lormation into which a miscellaneous lot oi coinsis placed, and irom which said coins are adapted to be quickly removedby exerting a pressure upon one edge which causes the coins to tilt andto assume a position lto be readily grasped between the thumb and fingeroi the hand.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part ol' the specifications:Figure l is a perspective view of a coin cup embodying the invention.Fig. 2 is a vertical central section of the coin cup, having a number olcoins in position. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, showing themanner of gripping the coins preliminary to their removal lfrom the cup.

Correspomling and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the sainereference characters.

The coin. receptacle or chamber l is tapered or approximately ol conicallorni and may be ol' any relative size according to the bulk el coins tobe placed therein. rl`he body 2 in which the chamber or receptacle I isi'ormed, may be ol any material, such as glass, rubber, wood, metal,papier-mache or the like. An opening 3 leads downwardly Vfrom the bottomoi the chamber I and provides an escape lor dust or foreign matter thatmay [ind its way into the receptacle.

rlhc'coins, when dropped into the cup or tapered receptacle, assumes anapproximately horizontal position, as indicated most clearly in Fig. 2,and when it ig required to remove the coins from the receptacle, a

l downward pressure is exerted upon one edge ol the coins by a linger oithe hand, thereby causing the coins to tilt so that they may beconveniently grasped between the thumb and linger, as indicated mostclearly in Fig.

From the lorcgoing, it will he understood that a number ol coins may bemore conveniently and quickly removed from a receptacle or chamber ol'tapered iorm, such. as herein disclosed, than lroln a `flat surface,such as a tray, counter or show-case.

While the opening 3 leading downwardly lrom the bottom oi the chamber l.is primarily intended as an escape lor dust or foreign matter that maylind its way into the receptacle, it is evident that it will. alsoassist to a material degree in the operation ol extracting coins l'romthe cup. When downward pressure is exerted upon the coins at one edge,it will be evident that at least one or more ol the coins, especiallythose that are oi small diameter, will project to a greater or lessextent into the upper end ol the opening 3 and thereby tend to assume anupright position and in doing so assist all the other coins to assume anupright position, where they may be readily grasiiied and withdrawn iromthe cupA Having thus described the invention, what is claimed new is'.

l. A coin cup comprising a hlock formed with a conical, downwardlytaperingl coin chamber, said block formed with an opening communicatingwith, and extending downwardly from the chamber at the apex thereof,whereby downward pressure upon coins in the cup at one edge of saidcoins, would tend lo push the edge ol n coin into said opening, andcause the coin to assume an upright position, as and .for the purposesot forth,

Z. A coin receptacle, consisting oi ablock, provided with a chamber olconical form said block having an opening leading outwardly from theapex o1' said chamber to the bottoni ol' said body.

In testimony wlmi-col` I allix my signature in presence ol' two witnes:s.

BENJAMIN 'FRAN-I( IINSLEY, lL. sQ]

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